Ana Maria Giulietti Harley (born 1945) is a Brazilian

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, and

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known for researching ''

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'', as well as her work at the

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, and Vale Institute of Technology. She has described over 70 species and gathered over 300 specimens. She was the 2013 recipient of the José Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany.

Early life and education

Born in Pesqueira, Brazil, Giulietti went on to receive her Bachelor's at

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in 1967. She then studied for a Master's at the

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, which she received in 1970. She stayed at the university to undertake doctoral studies, where she investigated the genera ''

Eriocaulon ''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regio ...

'' and '' Leiothrix.'' She received her PhD in 1978.

Awards

In 2013 she was awarded the Jose

Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany Jose Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany was initiated in 2001 by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, USA. It is named after José Cuatrecasas, a pioneering botanist and taxonomist who worked on the flora of tropic ...

References

1945 births Brazilian women scientists 21st-century Brazilian botanists Brazilian women botanists Living people Academic staff of the University of São Paulo 20th-century Brazilian botanists People from Pesqueira, Pernambuco {{Brazil-botanist-stub